Patterns of failure using a conformal radiation therapy tumor bed boost for medulloblastoma

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 3079-3083

  Wolden, Suzanne L ^a   Dunkel, Ira J ^a   Souweidane, Mark M ^a   Happersett, Laura ^a   Khakoo, Yasmin ^a   Schupak, Karen ^a   Lyden, David ^a   Leibel, Steven A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; VINCRISTINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; BRAIN TUMOR; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0041411499     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.11.140     Document Type: Article

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